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THE number of hospital beds available for children in Glasgow has fallen by 40 per cent over the last decade, Scottish Labour said yesterday.
NHS Scotland figures show that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s average number of staffed paediatric beds decreased from 200 in 2011-12 to 120 in 2020-21.
Paediatric beds available in NHS Lothian increased from 111 to 143 in that time, while NHS Dumfries and Galloway’s average capacity rose from 23 to 34.
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